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T ALL WHOM I'I MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HERY M. WOODORD, of Kensington, county of Hartford, and State of Connecticut,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements inthe Manufacture of Match-Safes; and to enableothers skilled in the a-rt to make andV use thesame, I'will proceed to describe, by referring to the drawings, in which the same letters indicate like partsin' each of the figures.

The nature ol' this invention consists in producing the whole device 'or safe complete in three pieces of metal, and, further, in securing the whole together by simply heading the rivets.

In the accompanying drawings- I Figure 1 is a. face view of the box', as in a. finished state.

Figure 2 is an edge view or a. section "view, showing its construction.

a is the bracket or plate, to which the boxes und lid are secured, which are made of any desirable figure or pattern to suit the taste.

c are screw-holes, for securing the device on the wall or in platee for use.

d is a. rough friction-surface, for igniting the match.

e is a. match-receptacle.

e is a. lid to said receptacle.

f is a. waste-box.

g is a bracket, cast or produced in one and the same piece of metal with the boxes ej'.

h are,bearing-depressions, formed on the back, side, and near the upper edge of the 'lid Ae'.

c are depressions or openings, formed in the bracket a, to all'owfree action of the lid-hinge pins z' formed l.en the lid e.

Now, it will be seen that, when the parts are all cast in readiness for being -put together, it iskonly necessary to arrange the parts' as shown, (in iig. 1,) then heading down the fastening-rivet n, when the article 'will be in readiness for use.- Y

I believe I have thus shown the` nature, construction, and operation of this improvement, so as to enable others skilled in the nrt to make and use the samethrefrom.

What I claim, therefore, und desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A match-safe, constructed substantially as snown and described, as an article of manufacture:

HENRY M. WOODFORD. [In s] Witnesses:v

J. W."BLIss, E. W. Buss. 

